Unauthorized accounts must not have the Change the time zone user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26477	WN08-UR-000010	SV-48529r1_rule	ECLP-1	Low

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Change the time zone" user right can change the time zone of a system.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 / 8.1 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-06-27

Details

Check Text ( C-45180r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.) Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Change the time zone" user right, this is a finding: Administrators Users Local Service

Check Text ( C-45180r1_chk )

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.)
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment.

If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Change the time zone" user right, this is a finding:

Administrators
Users
Local Service

Fix Text (F-41652r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Change the time zone" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators Users Local Service